Five Years on – The U.K.’s Retail Payment Infrastructure
In July 2016, the U.K. Payment Strategy Forum (under the umbrella of the Payment Systems Regulator) published its draft strategy entitled “Being […]
Category: Payments
The Impact of Digital Currency on the Future of Payments
As a member of the WTT Future of Payments Working Group (FPWG), it was a pleasure working with colleagues on the paper […]
Access to Cash Panel responds to HMT Call for Evidence
Last year (March 2019), the Access to Cash Review Panel published its final report which sets out five recommendations for government and the […]
Privacy in a Cashless Society
As highlighted in the Access to Cash Panel’s final report published in March 2019, consumer concerns over privacy are often cited as […]
Payment Statistics Highlight the Rapid Decline of Cheques
A few days ago, Payments UK published the December 2016 Payment Statistics for the main UK payment systems (see here). In addition […]
Payments – A Round-Up of Recent News
This post briefly summarises some of the most noteworthy recent Payment news items and then covers the launch of the Strategic Consultation from the UK’s Payment Strategy Forum
Payment Trends – What can be inferred?
the 2015 UK Payment Statistics makes particularly interesting reading given the UK already has a well-established Faster Payments platform alongside other payment systems.
Launch of Payments Document Library
One of our aims through this website is to provide a source of reference information covering the rapidly evolving world of payments. We have therefore brought together a series of key industry documents into a single Document Library.
How Far Can Payments be Disrupted?
How much further can disruptive technology be successfully applied in the field of payments?
Do Payments really need to be Immediate?
How “fast” does an Instant or Immediate payment need to be and is there a compelling Consumer/Corporate need for these given the volume of Timed/Future Dated Payments settled each month?